Best Drunken Prune Poundcake Recipes

DRUNKEN PRUNE POUNDCAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Position rack in bottom third of the oven. Butter and flour a 9X3 inch tube pan, or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• In large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and soda. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars at medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Mix in the extracts and zests, and fold in the prunes.
• Bake for one hour, until the cake pulls away from the pan, and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• To Make Brandy Soaked Prunes.
• Empty a 16 ounce container of prunes into a clean, sealable glass jar and pour brandy over the top until it covers them by about an inch. Allow prunes to macerate at least one day before making cake. Kept in a cool, dark place, the prunes will keep for months.

DRUNKEN POUND CAKE BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
• In 10-inch skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat. Add rhubarb; cook 5 to 7 minutes or until softened. Add granulated sugar, the lime juice, ginger and cardamom. Remove from heat. Stir in raspberries, blackberries and the lime peel.
• In large bowl, stir together pound cake mix, rum, 6 tablespoons butter and the eggs. Fold in rhubarb-berry mixture. Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups.
• Bake 17 to 20 minutes or until cakes spring back when touched lightly in center. Remove cakes from pan. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. To serve, sprinkle cakes with powdered sugar.

OLD FASHIONED PRUNE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour Bundt or tube pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix together flour, soda, salt, allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine oil, eggs and 1 1/2 cup sugar. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
• Add flour mixture, alternating with 1 cup buttermilk, starting and ending with dry ingredients. beat well after each addition. Stir in prunes, pecans and 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.
• Pour into greased and floured bundt or tube pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.
• Make large, deep holes in hot cake and pour topping in holes and on top of cake a little at a time, giving it time to soak in.
• For the topping: In saucepan, over medium heat, cook butter, 3/4 cup buttermilk, corn syrup and 1 1/2 cup sugar until sugar and butter melt. Remove from heat and add 2 teaspoons vanilla and stir.